Sheep grazing on the White House lawn? (war, 1990s, France)
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I love this, the idea of sheep at the White House - to aid the country.
How the Promise of Normalcy Won the 1920 Election
Nearly two years after the Armistice, bodies were still being repatriated from France for burial at Arlington, and the White House was only just getting around to selling a flock of sheep that had grazed the South Lawn, providing wool for the war effort. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-1920-election
I love this, the idea of sheep at the White House - to aid the country.
How the Promise of Normalcy Won the 1920 Election
Nearly two years after the Armistice, bodies were still being repatriated from France for burial at Arlington, and the White House was only just getting around to selling a flock of sheep that had grazed the South Lawn, providing wool for the war effort. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-1920-election
I read recently, that the WH estate is 18 acres. That's potentially a lot of lawn. You could support a decent little herd of sheep on that, and definitely grow some wool. Very interesting. Thx for posting!
Being DC it reminds me of that classic cartoon of the one sheep imploring the other herded together "I'm telling you guys, the man and the dog are working together", to which the sheep herded respond, "Oh there you go with your conspiracy theories!"
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